Longevity pay
scale amended in
Legislature

House Bill 2914, passed during
the recently concluded legislative
session, amended the longevity
pay policy for full-time,
non-academic state employees.
The bill changed the monthly
amount of longevity pay to $20
for every three years of lifetime
service credit, an increase from the
former rate of $20 for every five
years of credit.

The new longevity pay policy will
take effect Sept. 1. Employees
who are paid on a monthly basis
will see the increase in their Oct. 1
paychecks.

For example, employees with 10
years of service will receive $60
per month instead of $40 per
month in their Oct. 1 paychecks.
Employees with 21 years of
service will receive $140 per
month instead of $80 per month
in their Oct. 1 paychecks. To
calculate the amount of longevity
pay an employee will receive each
month, take the number of years
of total service, divide by three
and multiply the number by $20.
The result will equal the amount
of monthly longevity pay the
employee will receive.

The cap on longevity pay is $280.
Employees are entitled to
longevity pay up to a maximum of
42 years of service.